Bodega Finca Agostino - Winery — Attraction in Mendoza

Wish I could add a 6th star. We had a wine pairing lunch at Finca Agostino as part of a tour. This was definitely the highlight of the tour. We were welcome with a glass of sparkling wine and taken to the viewing terrace that has great views of the mountains and the vineyards. The restaurant building is bright and beautiful. Chef Charlie Torres came out to describe each dish as they came out, along with a little story about how he was inspired to make them. Lots of inspiration from his grandmother and childhood memories. Fresh local products, some grown in their own garden. The dishes were very creative and perfectly executed and presented. Along with fresh bread and local olive oil, we were offered an amuse bouche of tender pieces of pork in a creamy cheese sauce, followed by a local bean puree with a chimichurri sauce, followed by fried cakes filled with a chicken mixture served with a radish salsa and aioli, followed by a beef carpacio with sliced beets and a soy base sauce, followed by hake fish encrusted in a ground local grain similar to popcorn and herbs, served with a mixed green salad with a citrus dressing and quince puree, then a palate cleanser of Campari granita, and dessert was what I might describe as an "inside out canoli", a thin layer of cheese filled with caramelized spaghetti squash and floating in a quince sauce. Service was flawless and friendly. The wine selection was perfectly matched to the dishes. In my humble opinion, chef Charlie Torres and his co-chef Pablo Torres deserves a Michelin star and their cuisine is a lot more interesting than Francis Mallman's who gets all the fame and...

Went to eat here yesterday and due to the really high reviews here, really looking forward to it. Can't help to feel a bit dissappointed.

Their fixed menu with a choice of 2 principals makes things easy for the restaurant, it dors not give you many choice.

The hospitality of the staff was very good in the beginning. The antipasti were amazing, pasta could have been a bit better but ok. The main course was well below what I would expect to get when paying money to go eat in a bodega like this.

We had both the fish and the ojo de bife and I was a bit worried as you can not specify how you like your meat cooked "It is a milanesa cooked at the chef's choice" It turned out to be a fried piece of dried ojo de bife, which I felt was not up to Argentian standards and a waste of a good piece of meat in my opinion.

Worse still, when a waiter (who had originally served us the wine) came to ask how everything was, I mentioned that I wasn't happy with the meat and he just walked away, we never saw him again. Later another waiter again asked how the food was and I again expressed my disappointment, and he said I should have said something earlier. To be fair, the second waiter did offer to get me another piece of meat, but it was a little late by that stage.

A dissappointment to have gone on my wife's birthday. Even though mentioned in the reservation and during the dinner, no one seemed to care. Dessert...

I needed to find a place with simple honest good quality food. Chef Edward Holloway has set up a good strong base in the menu style and delivery. What I found from the gate to reception right till my departure was outstanding. A glass of chardonnay from the reception offered with a confident smile. The gentleman who brought me to the dining room was courteous and professional. He offered good wines to go with my level of interest. Andrea led a team of servers who offered genuine interest and capabilities in service from the first dish to the last. The first two sets of appetizers were delightful in their presentation and quality of taste. The fish with salad and potatoes with a side of ratatouille nicoise while delightful was maybe more then I anticipated. But by desert service I enjoyed the short espresso and the pionono and fruit. All in all an exquisite place with great...